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Aibu to refuse to cook smelly things?

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howdidthathappenn · 08/06/2025 16:17

My husband loves smoked fish and fried onions (not together but just an example) basically all the smelly foods he loves them, I completely refuse to cook them because I feel like the smell sticks to everything, your hair, curtains/carpet the entire house! I make sure windows and back door is open in the kitchen when cooking but the smells LINGERS it’s like it takes days of thoroughly cleaning to get the smell out and I have since told him I’m no longer cooking strong smelling foods. He’s obviously a bit annoyed but does anyone else agree?

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Togetheragain45 · 08/06/2025 16:23

Really? There's not much better than the smell of food cooking. It gets your taste buds going, and once cooked, the smell hardly lingers at all.

NeverDropYourMooncup · 08/06/2025 16:22

Unless you exist purely on water and vitamins, every scrap of food you make smells.

TiredMame · 08/06/2025 16:22

lol op you are probably the type to think that salt and pepper is enough seasoning 😅

JustAMiddleAgedDirtBagBaby · 08/06/2025 16:22

OP's not saying that though is she? She just isn't cooking it herself. If she does all the cooking in the house then he won't get the onions or fish. If he's also not allowed to cook it that's a different thing.

I don't really like fish. DH loves fish pie so he cooks it for himself. I do dislike the smell but it's not as bad if I'm not doing the cooking somehow!

Sorry, that was in response to the first reply.

HangingOver · 08/06/2025 16:22

Is your extractor fan crap?

Hoardasurass · 08/06/2025 16:22

He can cook them himself and then you'll still have to deal with the smell so it's very much heads you lose tails he wins

feelingbleh · 08/06/2025 16:21

Yabu fried onion smell is the best 😋

Enrichetta · 08/06/2025 16:20

Yes, you are being unreasonable.

smelly foods are the spice of life

ChunkingDreamer · 08/06/2025 16:19

I don’t think you can tell people what they can and can’t eat really, and I hate strong smells too.

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